Lot 240
  • 240

A DOCCIA PORCELAIN TOPOGRAPHICAL FOOTED CIRCULAR TUREEN AND COVER CIRCA 1810-20

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • porcelain
  • height overall 15 in.
  • 38 cm
painted on either side of the tureen and on the cover with gilt-edged panels of Roman views; the tureen set on tripod paw feet.

Condition

There is a pinhead chip to the right toe of the putti on the cover and a small slice chip to the edge of one paw feet; otherwise in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

A tureen and cover of the same shape and similar decoration is illustrated in Leonardo Ginori Lisci, Porcellana di Doccia, pl. LXXIII.